Resources

 

 

• 2022 National and State School of Character Application

 

• 2022 National and State District of Character Application

 

• Visit our Vimeo page for hundreds of enriching and meaningful stories!

 

• 2019 LACCS Participant Comments

 

• 11 Principles Criteria

 

• WI District and School Performance Reports  

 

• Excellence and Ethics  

 

• Recess Lab
  • With more than 20 years of experience working with elementary schools, Playworks launched Recess lab to support principals, teachers and other school staff to rediscover the power of play.  Schools with a healthy culture of play see fewer fights, fewer injuries, and fewer trips to the principal’s office – and students come back to class ready to learn. Recess Lab is a collection of free online resources designed to address common areas of concern on the playground and throughout the school day including strategies for making the most of transition times, simple tools for conflict resolution, tips for building positive peer-peer and adult-student relationships, and systems for reducing chaos on the playground.

 

• Recess Checkup
  • It can be tough to know the impact your play space has on your school’s culture and students’ experience throughout the school day.  And while there are a lot of solutions worth trying, it can be difficult to figure out where to start. One of Playworks’ most popular tools to-date is the Recess Checkup, a short 3-5 minute online quiz designed to help educators identify strengths and surface areas for improvement on their playground.  The Recess Checkup explores three indicators of safe and healthy play including safety, engagement, and empowerment and provides tailored resources to address areas of improvement that are surfaced during the assessment.

 

• Bribery Charges Against 13 Detroit Principals “A Punch in the Gut”
  • by Dana Ford
• https://www.alverno.edu/laccs/resources.php

 

• What is Effective Character Education?
  • by Thomas Lickona
• What Works in Character Education?
  • by Marvin Berkowitz and Melinda Bier
• Performance Values: Why They Matter and What Schools Can Do to Foster Their Development
  • A Position Paper of Character Education Partnership (CEP), now known as Character.org
• Summary of Above Three Articles

 

• Expert Perspectives
  • Ontario: Capacity Building Series by Dr. Marvin Berkowitz

 

• A Note From John Merrow
  • Learning Matters, Inc.
    • His Blog
    • The Influence of Teachers Book
    • Follow Learning Matters
  • The Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Deans of Education
    • The Marquette Educator
      • News and views from the Marquette University College of Education
    • Findings from a Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions – Jan/Feb 2011
      • How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better  
      • How Schools Can Reduce Cheating by Tom McCabe  
      • International Analysis K-12 Education Gaps  
      • Restoring Civility & Character in our Nation  
      • Ten Essential Virtues by Tom Lickona  
      • What Wisconsin Wants from K-12 Education  
      • 5-12-11 Congressional Briefing

 

We encourage you to go to the National Character Education advocacy website for additional resources and information.